| Tanzania is primarily seen as a collection of vast | | | | wild animals. Sometimes, there are activities that |
| natural reserves - flora, fauna, landscapes, lakes... the | | | | tourists are allowed to participate in - often, you may |
| variety of picturesque sights can overwhelm the | | | | also take a memento of the journey back home. |
| senses. Busily immersed in this pure, natural, stark | | | | Freshly roasted, freshly brewed Tanzanian coffee is |
| beauty of the landscape, tourists can easily forget | | | | a treat like no other, while the local delicacies such as |
| that Tanzania has a thriving human population. | | | | Makande, Malachari, Nyama choma, Chapati and pilau |
| As it happens, Tanzania is a melting-pot of cultures. | | | | will leave their memories in your minds for a very, |
| At the broadest and most obvious level, Tanzania | | | | very long time. |
| was formed as a nation in 1964 by the union of | | | | There is no shortage of adventure on cultural safaris |
| Tanganyika with Zanzibar. Even today, both these | | | | either, though it doesn't come anywhere close to the |
| components retain partial autonomy and a highly | | | | adrenaline rush of being within meters of dangerous |
| diverse cultural identity. Secondly, Tanzania is located | | | | wild animals. Riding across the savannah on a camel's |
| next to the Indian Ocean, close to the Saudi Arabian | | | | rolling, swaying back can be either soothing or thrilling |
| peninsula. This gives it a wide variety of influences, | | | | - just watch out for when the animal sits down! The |
| resulting in the combination of Arabian dhows(boats), | | | | tribal legends leave you on the edge of your seats |
| Swahili music and Indian cuisine seen in Zanzibar's | | | | while you are rowed down a river or across a lake, |
| spice islands. | | | | or simply while paddling in the mangroves. The calm |
| The number of ethnic tribes in Tanzania is over a | | | | dhows near the islands of Zanzibar offer a |
| hundred and twenty. Each tribe has its own variations | | | | completely different cultural flavor, letting you sip |
| of music, dance, cuisine, rituals, stories and hospitality. | | | | your evening cocktails or the local teas and relax |
| On a cultural safari, tourists can ride across the | | | | completely. |
| grasslands in their safari vehicles, dismounting every | | | | The history of Tanzania is highly diverse, and some |
| now and then to experience the slopes of the Meru | | | | clues to it still remain for people to see during their |
| or Kilimanjaro mountains. | | | | tours. Ancient healing methods are still extremely |
| The guides are proud to show off their plantations, | | | | popular, for example, while ancient irrigation systems |
| with crops of coffee, fruit, vegetables or dairy farms. | | | | are still in place in certain areas of the country. Some |
| Cultural tourism is a highly intimate interpersonal | | | | traditions have been forgotten in life, but live on as |
| experience, quite unlike the somewhat voyeuristic | | | | history, legend or ritual. Together, it is certainly a |
| thrill one gets out of exploring the grasslands to spot | | | | life-enriching experience! |